Volin also says Philbin is expected to retain the entire coaching staff. Currently, Lou Anarumo and Blue Edwards are the secondary coaches. Three would seem like a lot, no? If all three (e.g. Edwards) actually stay, perhaps one of them focuses on nickel packages? Or maybe they just share the load? Interested to see how it turns out, though you kinda expected Harris to ascend. Smart veteran who's been there and done it at a high level. Players always say it's a nice bonus when a position coach is a former NFL player. He has those extra bits of knowledge that many coaches simply do not.
Harris is currently coaching up the cornerbacks at the Shrine practices from what I gathered on Twitter. I wonder if there's more to that than just him getting even more experience or whatever the reason they will give. Keep in mind that Terry Hawthorne is down there, who is an impressive corner from Illinois. And he's not like typical Illini corners.
I loved Al Harris as a player, but just because you played the postion? Does not mean your able to coach it. I hope he turns out to be a great NFL coach. [time will tell]
Most definitely. You have to be a good teacher, first and foremost. And Joe Philbin drove that home to us when he was hired. He wants good teachers. Philbin had spent years around him in Green Bay so he knew the kind of man he was getting. The internship is pretty common. Some guys do it and realize they don't want it. Harris got thru it and it appears Philbin will give him a job. I'd assume that Harris also got good marks from Lou Anarumo.
If he was given a promotion its because he has done a good job not because he was a good player .I like that they are promoting from within .
Harris isn't there just because he played. Many have spoken of his great knowledge in the past, and when you watched him in Green Bay, you could kinda see why. He was very good with his technique and could play all forms of coverage -- off-man, press, zone, etc.
Also he's someone who can relate to the players, the pressures they face. Might be a good influence on the younger players and maybe steer them away from South Beach....well I don't if that's possible with all that tail there, maybe make sure they don't become regulars. I remember after my first visit to South Beach, leaving I said to myself if I was a Dolphin player this is where I would be ALL THE TIME.
Good news for Harris, I wonder if he had anything to do with the renaissance of Charles Woodson's career in GB? One would expect one of the other two guys who coached in the secondary last year to be moving elsewhere.
Just the way of the world. To be young, known and flush with cash..... you gotta take advantage. In that regard, your goal is to keep them home during the week and strapped up when they're out.
I'm kinda curious about QB coach. We've got an assistant coach whom seemed to do a fair portion of the work, at least that was the appearance from Hard Knocks. You'd think he would get promoted or they'd hire someone eventually?
I suspect this is one of the reason so many young and promising players just don't develop, just to many distraction.
I probably should've commented by now since I've seen Al Harris coaching the West defensive backs the last two days. Honest opinion? He's brilliant. Extremely vocal and hands on with the players, smart, observant, able to break down what a player did wrong on a play within seconds, and he's whipping those players into a frenzy, especially today as he had them unleash their press technique on a receivers unit that had a lot of trouble with it. There is a genuine, real buzz about him on the sidelines as he's coaching the kids. People are talking about him and what a great job he's doing. Jeff Ireland kicked a Titans front office guy to get his attention so they could say hi and chat, and one of the first things the Titans guy asked was if the Dolphins were making any changes in the coaching staff, and Al Harris came up. "He's been incredible" Jeff Ireland replied at one point.
Everything he did in the NFL was not from talent alone. You're right but he learned a ton from being taught. With the right people guiding him, he can learn to teach if he has the desire.
And with Ireland himself noting it, it raises the chance of us getting some talented young CBs for this roster so this brilliant staff can coach them up. I'd venture a guess that when a GM believes highly in certain position coaches, they tend to have more faith drafting young players for them rather than going for vets in free agency. Johnthan Banks at 12, pending combine poking and prodding, and a good shuttle time.
Yes, what I was saying was he was listed as the assistant quarterbacks coach to no one with that title. He's also Mike Sherman's son in law, so I'm curious about the circumstances.
Have long loved Al Harris. He seems like a good coach hope he moves up and we create space for him. Now it's about getting talent there; I think the coaching is solid.
Per Ben Volin Al Harris thought he'd be back with the #Dolphins as a defensive assistant, but he got a better job: #Chiefs secondary coach Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 via Tapatalk 2
You think if he was as good as advertised, they could of made him stay with the same funding/title. I'm sure they tried, but if a man wants to hitch his wagon to a certain coach, he can.
